Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the chair-throwing incident at Eric Church’s Chief’s bar in downtown Nashville earlier this year. Wallen pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor reckless endangerment as part of a plea agreement his lawyers arranged that allowed him to avoid serving any further jail time as part of a judicial diversion program.
Wallen was arrested on April 7, 2024 after allegedly throwing a chair off the roof of Chief’s, which landed near two police officers. After interviewing witnesses, MNPD charged Wallen with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.
The 31-year-old Wallen accepted a plea on misdemeanor charges after being initially charged with three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. Days prior to the hearing, two of the felony charges were changed to misdemeanors.
Wallen received a suspended sentence of two years over the course of two separate charges, and avoided jail in favor of an alcohol education center. He will serve 11 months and 29 days of supervised probation for each count, which run consecutive to each other for an effective sentence of two years, with all but seven days of that time suspended.
Wallen will serve seven days in an alcohol education center, with the judge warning him that if he does not complete the terms of his probation (or if he does wind up in further legal trouble) it will nullify his agreement, and his charges will all be converted to guilty verdicts.
Wallen’s court appearance can be seen: HERE.
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